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Boeing delivers 10,000th JDAM tail kit

MANY KITS: Boeing has delivered the 10,000th Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) tail kit, the company said Dec. 10. Boeing began producing the kits, which add GPS capability to Mk 80 bombs, in 1998, but production ramped up to 2,000 tail kits a month after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

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